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He's b-a-a-c-k! Everybody's favorite rubber-suited saurian returns yet again to stomp Japan into oblivion, but this time the Japanese have something new up their sleeves. Understandably weary of Godzilla's attacks, the nation's scientists have developed the Dimension Tide, a massive space-based device that creates artificial black holes. As an unintended side effect, it creates a self-perpetuating species of insect attracted to Godzilla as an energy source. Eventually, this parasitic creature battles Godzilla for destruction rights to the island nation, presumably his first stop on the road to global devastation. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus follows the timeline created in Godzilla 2000 and ignores events in earlier pictures featuring the character. Director Masaaki Tezuka, following in illustrious footsteps, keeps this latest series entry relatively low-tech, eschewing computer graphics in favor of the traditional rubber-suited monsters and miniature cityscapes. The human characters are relatively unimportant (and unmemorable), but Godzilla is in peak form, and the action is almost nonstop. Whether you're a nostalgia-minded baby boomer or an anime-savvy youngster who loves Japanese monsters, this fast-paced slugfest is made to order for viewing on cold winter weekends. Ed Hulse

All Movie Guide

New monsters and new weapons meet their match in an old adversary, Godzilla, in the Japanese science fiction spectacular. As the Japanese government tries to perfect new sources of energy, they discover that their longtime nemesis Godzilla is once again on the rampage, and new technology is needed to keep him at bay. Scientists respond with a gadget called the Dimension Tide, a device which can create a black hole whenever and wherever needed. However, while this device was intended to help ward off Godzilla, it ends up having an unfortunate side effect: a test of the Dimension Tide introduced to the Earth's ecosystem a strain of gigantic insects, who live in the sewers and emerge to wreck havoc. Can Godzilla help defeat the bizarre creatures brought to this planet through an attempt to finally destroy him? Mark Deming

Product Details

• UPC: 043396100138
• Source: SONY PICTURES
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English, Français
• Time: 1:45:00
• Sales Rank: 9,847

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